The Ramah versus the Vilna Gaon on Reading the Hagada on Shabbos
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Although, most shuls held the Shabbos HaGadol drasha last Shabbos, there are other minhagim of Shabbos HaGadol that are… Read More ›
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Iraq’s Jewish community dwindles to fewer than five
In Ottoman-ruled Baghdad, Jews were the second largest community in the city, some of whom held respected, high-ranking posts; but after years of persecution, there… Read More ›
Using rare archival films, Ukrainian director forces viewers to face Babyn Yar
Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa grew up in ignorance close to site of Holocaust massacre. Now he’s creating 24 short films about the history — and its… Read More ›
Indiana Governor Lifting Statewide Mask Mandate In 2 Weeks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks. Republican Gov.… Read More ›
UK University Launches Investigation Into Educator Targeting Jewish Students
LONDON (JNS) – Bristol University in the United Kingdom has launched an investigation into a professor who made comments targeting Jewish students at the… Read More ›
Indian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story
That morning, Capt. Ripusudan Prasad phoned his wife, Anita, as he did every day from the oil tanker he commanded, the MT Duke. The… Read More ›
Iran now using advanced new centrifuges to enrich uranium at Natanz plant
Leaked atomic watchdog report says Iran has installed 174 highly advanced IR-4 machines at underground site in further violation of nuclear deal, and plans on… Read More ›
Israel’s Arabs and Jews must redefine their relationship
Opinion: Despite deep-rooted animosity towards each other, Israelis of both sectors must create a social contract to change long-held paradigms that have proven to be… Read More ›
For over 40 years, this ‘Passover goy’ bought millions of dollars of NY’s hametz
From 1977 to 2019, real estate agent John J. Brown bought leavened bread products from the congregants of dozens of synagogues in and around New… Read More ›
2,000 Flights Canceled In Denver As Heavy Snowstorm Arrives
DENVER (AP) — More than 2,000 flights have been canceled over the weekend at Denver International Airport as a major snowstorm strikes the region.… Read More ›
This Sefer by Rav Shlomo Feivel Shustal Will be a Classis
Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times It is a sefer that was just released and is now entirely sold out.… Read More ›
Report: Blinken Offers Plan To Bolster Afghan Peace Process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government… Read More ›
Kamala Harris, Netanyahu agree to advance COVID cooperation
Cooperation between the US and Israel would work to advance COVID research, tech. US Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in… Read More ›
Israel cannot repeat past mistakes with ICC
Opinion: While Jerusalem has a solid defense against the claims at the center of the Hague investigation, its refusal to recognize the court’s jurisdiction or… Read More ›
A-G institutes lengthy approval process for foreign vaccine aid
Israel has already donated about 22,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Any plans to donate COVID-19 vaccines to foreign countries must go through a lengthy… Read More ›
Israel should not experiment with our children’s safety
Opinion: Our kids deserve to have their lives back, but the decision to bring 7-11 graders back to school makes it seem like the government… Read More ›
US carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria
While the strike could be the first retaliatory moves by the United States following last week’s attacks, the move appeared to be limited in scope,… Read More ›
Jewish Trump Aide Considering Challenge To Ohio Republican Who Voted For Impeachment
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Max Miller, a scion of a philanthropic Jewish Cleveland-area family and a former aide to Donald Trump, is considering challenging one… Read More ›
Relationship between Haredim, non-Haredi Jews at breaking point
In-depth: Pandemic exacerbates long-existing tensions that, according to one expert, can only be quieted through political resolution with leaders abandoning personal and sectoral interests for… Read More ›
Israeli woman who crossed into Syria returns to Israel on flight from Moscow
Civilian who had been held by Syrian regime arrives in Tel Aviv after Israel frees 2 shepherds it nabbed at border; Netanyahu thanks Putin for… Read More ›
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